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  • elektro0

    Saw this for sale 2 or 3 weeks ago

    • do NOT buy an old car unless you are into fixing shit (i have 1973 car..)pr2
    • I also have a 1973 car, and before that a 1960 car. You only need to be fixing shit if you bought a shit car.Muncher
    • What you do need to do is to learn how to maintain a car properly and look after it, and frankly that's a lost art for 99% of the car owning population....Muncher
    • ... and yet just as important for modern cars as it for old ones.Muncher
    • yeah, "lost art" of maintaining rubber on a 45 year old car - someone lives in a fantasy world here.pr2
    • That's where you've been going wrong pal. You can't maintain rubber. It perishes, and you replace it. Same as a modern.Muncher
    • Sounds like you've bitten off more than you can chew out of a desire to pose in a retro. You're not alone, plenty make the same mistake & get out of their depthMuncher
    • that's my point. pristine, garage kept car that's 45 years old will need constant replacement of parts. period.pr2
    • so unless you are buying totally rebuild car (which means pretty much new car) - you will be spending tons of time under the hood.pr2
    • NOTHING to do with maintenance (though that you will be doing too).pr2
    • What rubber component on a 73 requires anything more than basic tools and an hour. That's not 'fixing shit' that's just car ownership....Muncher
    • People think moderns are immune but then they wonder why they get $600 service bills. It's not an old car thing, its a blissful ignorance thing.Muncher
    • So what exactly is wrong with your 44 year old car then?Muncher
    • deteriorating rubber is everywhere in a car They are fucking hard to get to and replace. Cars aren't built for easy access. 1 hr can turn to day pretty easy.sothere
    • Thats a corolla mango, fucking shoulda got that. they are tough to find and can look sick with period correct upgrades.sofakingback

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